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July 2021
Open Air Theatre – ‘Heroes’ by The Chatsworth Players
The Whitworth is proud to add 'Heroes' by Gerald Sibleyras, translated by Tom Stoppard, to it's Summer season. We are excited to welcome The Chatsworth Players to Darley Dale and our beautiful park. The fourth piece of Open Air Theatre on this Summer, in a covid secure environment. The play is on the 30th and 31st July 2021 and shouldn't be missed! 30th July 2021 19:00 Weather Policy: The performance will go ahead unless conditions become unsafe for the company. Refunds will not be provided unless the performance is cancelled owing to safety concerns due to the weather. There may…
Find out more »Open Air Theatre – ‘Heroes’ by The Chatsworth Players
The Whitworth is proud to add 'Heroes' by Gerald Sibleyras, translated by Tom Stoppard, to it's Summer season. We are excited to welcome The Chatsworth Players to Darley Dale and our beautiful park. The fourth piece of Open Air Theatre on this Summer, in a covid secure environment. The play is on the 30th and 31st July 2021 and shouldn't be missed! 30th July 2021 19:00 Weather Policy: The performance will go ahead unless conditions become unsafe for the company. Refunds will not be provided unless the performance is cancelled owing to safety concerns due to the weather. There may…
Find out more »August 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Open Air Theatre
AGE 7+ | 2 hours 15 Mins Tuesday 3rd August 2021 A story of order and disorder, reality and appearance and love and marriage. Our story follows a troupe of actors deep into the enchanted forest – a dream world of flying fairies, mistaken identities and love triangles. Perfectly scripted for the outdoor stage, join Heartbreak Productions for Shakespeare’s most-loved comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, like you’ve never seen it before! Tickets available here: Whitworth Shop All tickets sold subject to our weather policy.
Find out more »David Walliams’ Mr Stink – Open Air Theatre
Whitworth Entertainment & Heartbreak Productions are proud to present David Walliams' Mr. Stink! The performance will be on Sunday 27th June 2021 at 16:30. The performance is Covid secure and is outdoors. You’re invited to celebrate Annabelle’s 10th birthday, hosted by everyone’s favourite MP candidate, Janet Crumb! (Almost) everyone is welcome… that is, everyone apart from Chloe’s particularly smelly new friend, Mr Stink. One perfectly normal afternoon in an average English town, two restless souls unite on a park bench – one of them the lonely 12 year old Chloe Crumb, and the other an incredibly smelly homeless man. Oh,…
Find out more »The Great Gatsby Open Air Theatre
DATE: 17th August Time: 19:00 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald AGE 9+ | RUNNING TIME: 2 Hours 20 Mins Join us in Whitworth Park with the Nick Carraway quartet for an evening of jazz, prohibition style. Nick is not only the band leader but a top-notch storyteller, and when he’s in the mood, he can take you back to the summer of 1922 when he lived next door to none other than the infamous Jay Gatsby. Nick was working as a bond salesman in New York the summer he met the mysterious party-throwing millionaire. Before long, Nick finds out that…
Find out more »Party in the Park @ Whitworth Park
Date: Saturday 21st August Time: 12:00-18:00 Tickets: FREE To register your interest and receive event reminders and updates go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-party-in-the-park-tickets-162270636843 Welcome back to The Whitworth! We're very proud to be a part of Darley Dale and therefore in partnership with the Darley Dale Town Council we will be hosting 'Party in the Park' to thank our community for the support they have shown to not just ourselves but others within the area throughout the past 18 months. There will be a live entertainment stage including music, comedians and live theatre as well as plenty of free activities suitable for…
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